Spring arch support



April 13 1926. 1,580,497

\ L. KLEIN SPRING ARCH SUPPORT Filed Oct. 10. 1924 INVENTOR. Lou/5 KLEm'.

I BY $4M ATTORNEY.

Paamed A r. 13, 11926.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS KLEIN, on

NEW YOB K, N'- Y.

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"Application filed October 10, 1924. s mi no. 742,734.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, LoUIs KLEIN, a citizen of the United States, residingat New York city,- in the county of New York and State 6 of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Spring Arch Supports, of which the following is a specification This invention relates-toan improvement 1 in what 1 term a springarch support and has for its object to rovide an arch support, particularly adapte. to be built within the shoe'proper so that it wil more properly conform to the .shapeof the foot and relieve 1 pressure from the metatarsal bones.

- One of the objects of my invention is to provide anarch support for shoes which will afford a certain degree of resiliency to the foot during the act of walking, including provision for correcting the unnatural position of the metatarsal bones and relieving pressure therefrom, particularly when wearing high heel shoes.

A further object of my invention is to provide a spring arch support preferably constructed of light-metal, such as light steel,'and .one' which is designed to be built within the shoe proper, the front ortion of the'support. bemg shaped to con orm to -1 the curvature of the ,metatarsal bones in their nat'uralposition. I I Havin reference to, the above objects and others -w ich will become apparent as the y ldescri tion of m invention proceeds, I 8 have 's own apre erred embodiment of my im roved'co'nstruction wherein-1 f ll igure 1 shows the ap lication of'the invlelintion to a conventiona type of high heel s cc. Figure 2 is a plan of the spring arch support. Figure 3 is a side view of the support removed from the shoe,

Figu're, is. an enlarged view. partly in section showing the posltionjof the-1s ring.

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. Referring now to the drawings like reference characters designat sponding parts throughout the sever chase. high heel ladies or misses shoe ;d igna'tesa conventional type of shoe,

ient metal, the heel portion 7 and the front portion 8 bein shaped with the body of the shank of the 5 0e to conform to the contour of the. shoe. The curvilinear edge 9 of the front portion of the support is notched at spaced-intervals so that the thin metal of the support at this point will be free to exand when the'weight of the body is thrown orward on the ball of the foot. An elevation 10 extending transversely of the front. of the support is pressed upwardly forming aisomewhat elliptical support or rest for the metatarsal bones of the foot at this point. It is a well known fact that where the foot and particularly the metatarsal bones are broken down severe pain is caused by the pressure incident to the weight of the body. In providing the flat,'raised support at this point in the base plate, the metatarsal bones tend to lie properly, thus correcting the" fit of the particular shoe. A notch 11 in the heel portion 7 permits the use of abrad 12 whereby-the base plate may be positioned in the shoe.

An arch plate 13 riveted to the base plate as at 14 overlies the ,latter, being spaced therefrom at its center by a small coil spring 15. One end 16 of the spring is retained in a notch in the base plate and the opposite end bears against the arch'plate 13 so that in the act of walking there is a certain de gree of resiliency to the foot at each step thus cushioning the. foot and relieving pressure to the metatarsal bones. After the spring arch support is positioned in the shoe, it. is covered by-the usual sock lining (not shown) thus concealing the same. The

arch when thus constructed of thin steel or lightmetal does not materially .add to the weight of the shoe, afiords comfort and relief to the metatarsal bones and otherwise corrects the fit and shape of the shoe to the foot of the individual.

While I have illustrated and described myinvention with some; degree of particularitJy e'alize thatin practice various alterfn therein may be made.

I there-- fore 'rve the rightand privile' e of changing the form of the detailso construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without depart: ing from' the spirit of the invention or the scape-of the subject matter being claimed. aving thus described my invention what I (l -desire to secure by United States The combination in a shoe, of an arch support oi the character described compris ing a base plate extending from the heel to the ball portion of the sole and shaped to 5 conform to the shank of the said shoe, the front or anterior section of the plate having an elliptical, transverse elevatmn and the edge of said plate being notehedwhereby it .may expand, a narrow arch plate overlying "the base plate and a s ring interposed between the said base an arch plates- In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature October 1924. LOUIS KLEIN. 

